New Hampshire's 17th State Senate District

New Hampshire's 17th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Senator John Reagan since 2012.[3]

New Hampshire's 17th
State Senate District
Current senatorJohn Reagan (R–Deerfield)
Registration34.2% Republican
23.0% Democratic
42.8% No party preference
Demographics95% White
1% Black
2% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2017)56,235[1][2]

Geography

District 17 covers parts of Merrimack, Rockingham, and Strafford Counties to the east of Concord, including the towns of Allenstown, Chichester, Deerfield, Epsom, Loudon, Northwood, Nottingham, Pembroke, Pittsfield, Raymond, and Strafford.[3]

The district overlaps with both New Hampshire's 1st congressional district and New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4]

Recent election results

2018
2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 17[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Reagan (incumbent) 13,172 55.5
Democratic Christopher Roundy 10,578 44.5
Total votes 23,750 100
Republican hold

2016
2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 17[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Reagan (incumbent) 18,252 61.3
Democratic Nancy R.B. Fraher 11,522 38.7
Total votes 29,774 100
Republican hold

2014
2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 17[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Reagan (incumbent) 4,045 82.9
Republican Howard Pearl 837 17.1
Total votes 4,882 100
General election
Republican John Reagan (incumbent) 11,669 58.2
Democratic Nancy R.B. Fraher 8,382 41.8
Total votes 20,051 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 17[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Reagan 2,689 51.2
Republican Howard Pearl 2,559 48.8
Total votes 5,248 100
General election
Republican John Reagan 14,672 52.8
Democratic Nancy R.B. Fraher 13,138 47.2
Total votes 27,810 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 17
Year Office Results[6]
2016 President Trump 55.0 – 39.6%
2014 Senate Brown 51.6 – 48.4%
Governor Havenstein 51.6– 48.4%
2012 President Romney 50.0 – 48.6%
Governor Hassan 51.7 – 45.9%

References
  1. "State Senate District 17, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. 21 May 2019.
  3. "Senator John Reagan (R-Deerfield)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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